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A campaign to keep the UK in the European Union has been launched. Here is a guide to the key people involved with the cross-party group, which is called Britain Stronger in Europe. A referendum will be held on the 23 June about whether the UK should remain in the EU or leave.
Chairman A campaign to keep the UK in the European Union was launched in the autumn of 2015. Here is a guide to the key people involved with the cross-party group, called Britain Stronger in Europe, as well as what other key figures are doing.
Stuart Rose, a former Marks and Spencer chief executive who joined the company as a management trainee, is chairman of the campaign. He has also been chief executive of Burton Group, Argos and Arcadia Group and is now chairman of online supermarket Ocado. He was knighted in 2008 for "services to the retail industry", and became a Tory peer in 2014. Launching the campaign, he said the EU was not perfect, but said staying in was the "patriotic course for Britain". Britain Stronger in Europe
Stuart Rose, a former Marks and Spencer chief executive who joined the company as a management trainee, is chairman of the campaign. He has also been chief executive of Burton Group, Argos and Arcadia Group and is now chairman of online supermarket Ocado.
He was knighted in 2008 for "services to the retail industry", and became a Tory peer in 2014. Launching the campaign, he said the EU was not perfect, but said staying in was the "patriotic course for Britain".
The chief executive of the campaign is Will Straw, son of former Labour home secretary Jack Straw. He has worked for the IPPR think tank and was a Labour candidate in the general election.The chief executive of the campaign is Will Straw, son of former Labour home secretary Jack Straw. He has worked for the IPPR think tank and was a Labour candidate in the general election.
Lord Rose was introduced on stage by television presenter June Sarpong, who appears on ITV's Loose Women and once presented Channel 4's youth/'hangover TV' strand T4. Other board members of the campaign featured in a panel discussion, including Baroness Brady. West Ham United's vice chairwoman and star of the TV show The Apprentice, Karren Brady joined the Lords in September 2014 as a Conservative peer and is a board member for the "In" campaign.Lord Rose was introduced on stage by television presenter June Sarpong, who appears on ITV's Loose Women and once presented Channel 4's youth/'hangover TV' strand T4. Other board members of the campaign featured in a panel discussion, including Baroness Brady. West Ham United's vice chairwoman and star of the TV show The Apprentice, Karren Brady joined the Lords in September 2014 as a Conservative peer and is a board member for the "In" campaign.
She was joined on stage by Innocent Drinks founder Richard Reed, Sir Hugh Orde, the former president of the Association of chief police officers, and Stephanie Flanders, the BBC's former economics editor who now works for JP Morgan Asset Management.She was joined on stage by Innocent Drinks founder Richard Reed, Sir Hugh Orde, the former president of the Association of chief police officers, and Stephanie Flanders, the BBC's former economics editor who now works for JP Morgan Asset Management.
Brendan Barber, the former general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, is also backing the campaign, as are former Conservative minister Damian Green, Finsbury PR founder Roland Rudd, and Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, while Megan Dunn, president of the National Union of Students, is another board member.Brendan Barber, the former general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, is also backing the campaign, as are former Conservative minister Damian Green, Finsbury PR founder Roland Rudd, and Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, while Megan Dunn, president of the National Union of Students, is another board member.
Other campaigns Party campaigns
Unlike the "Out" movement, where two distinct campaigns have been formed, just one organisation has been presented to call for the UK to stay in the EU, and Britain Stronger in Europe looks set to receive the official designation from the Electoral Commission. But there is also a separate Labour Party campaign, which is fronted by ex-Home Secretary Alan Johnson, who promises to "put the country's future above party machinations". Unlike the "Out" movement, where two distinct campaigns have been formed, just one cross-party organisation has been presented to call for the UK to stay in the EU, and Britain Stronger in Europe looks set to receive the official designation from the Electoral Commission.
But there are a plethora of other groups linked to political parties supporting EU membership.
The Labour In For Britain campaign is being fronted by ex-Home Secretary Alan Johnson, who promises to "put the country's future above party machinations". The Liberal Democrats say staying in the EU will keep the UK "prosperous, secure and relevant".
The Green Party says the UK will "flourish when we work together on the shared challenges we face", including the environment. Launching the SNP's campaign, Nicola Sturgeon warned David Cameron against fighting a "miserable, negative, fear-based" campaign.
The Conservative Party is neutral on the issue of the referendum but David Cameron launched the party's own drive to remain in the EU. However, more than 100 Tory MPs, including five Cabinet members, take the opposite view and want the UK to leave.
Cameron and Corbyn
David Cameron instigated the referendum and, with many commentators speculating that his political future rests on the outcome, he has already taken on the role of figurehead of the campaign to remain in the EU.
The prime minister has promised to devote two or three days a week to take his pro-EU message around the country. He has already visited Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and is expected to be out on the stump for much of the next few months.
In contrast, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has taken a lower-key approach to the issue. Although he attended the launch of Labour's Remain in EU campaign, he has not raised the issue at Prime Minister's Questions and made a substantial speech on the subject.
Mr Corbyn, who is more eurosceptic than his predecessors, has come under pressure from both supportive and critical MPs to do more to make the case for EU membership in his own terms.
Many of his allies are backing a separate campaign, Another Europe is Possible, accentuating the social benefits of being in the EU.
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